good morning it is 5:00 a.m., friday, january 20th. here's what's happening. >> the pomp and circumstance of the 58th presidential inauguration is about to take over washington, d.c. we'll have a live report from the nation's capitol. >> hundreds of thousands are making their way to washington, d.c. for inauguration weekend, some to cheer others to protest. >> it could be a rainy transition of power not only here, but in washington, d.c. david murphy is tracking the system. >> let's head over to david

murphy and karen rogers is looking at the morning commute. >> reporter: we're looking at a peek of stars, but the clouds will get fairly quickly this morning. there's the rain that will rotate in from the west. looks like it will be in washington, d.c. for the festivities and be here by late morning and afternoon. as we look at temperatures, we promised it would be colder, it is. 33 degrees in wilmington, 30 in allentown. 29 in reading, 29 in trenton, 34 down in cape may. as we take a look at winds don't have to worry about that too much, looks like it's a calm wind profile across the region. 3-mile an hour wind in trenton, 5 in lancaster. it's cold, but we don't have to worry about windchills. as we go through today look for a temperature of 34 degrees by 7:00 a.m. there might be peeks of sunshine in parts of the region by then. noon, 44 degrees, this is when we might see a passing sprinkle or shower, down in washington it would be a possibility.

3:00 p.m., 48 degrees is the high, before we slide to 45 by 5:00 p.m., 44 by 7:00. sometime around 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 p.m. we'll see the rain die down. we have a cloudy saturday and more rain with wind on sunday, details coming up in the seven day. >> reporter: i'm looking live at the police activity causing problems on the schuylkill expressway westbound this is the on-ramp from girard avenue. can you see the trucks that are stuck. police activity blocking the ramp, also blocking the right lane of the schuylkill expressway westbound. i saw another police officer come here, i thought he would let people go, doesn't look like. the ramp is blocked, the right lane blocked. police activity going on right now at girard avenue. nothing happening on the big picture just yet. the vine street expressway moving nicely. we have construction logan township, 130, between 322 and 44. one lane is blocked with that.

42 northbound traffic is moving just fine, it's a dry morning commute rain coming later on, matt at tam. donald j. trump will become the 45th president at noontime. that's a live look at capitol hill, months of planning will come to fruition today. the ceremony is set to start with opening remarks at 11:30 after he is sworn in he'll is lunch at the capitol and oversee the parade down pennsylvania avenue. >> there's a look at 30th street station, we'll have a live report from the transit hub in just a few minutes. >> vice president elect said he donald trump are ready to make america great again.

the inauguration is drawing protest in washington, d.c. and around the nation. lana zack is live in washington, d.c. >> reporter: it's great to be with you from a chilly washington, d.c. in seven hours donald trump will take to the podium behind me and swear an oath to protect and defend the constitution of the united states, with those second words he will become the leader of the free world. >> reporter: one chapter closes today and new one opens in the donald trump era. >> a lot of people didn't give us much of a chance. >> reporter: mr. trump will be the first to ascend to the presidency without having served in public office or the military. last night with the lincoln memorial as his backdrop he thanked those who joined his campaign. >> i'm going to be cheering you on, what we've done is so special. all over the world they are talking about it. >> reporter: it is an emotional time. this is a bitter sweet moment

for us, for all that is before us, i have to tell you, words cannot describe -- the honor and the gratitude we feel. >> reporter: but we are a divided nation. amid the celebration protests pro washington, d.c. >> i need to be here and fight against the rhetoric and that mindset. >> reporter: and across the country. >> i'm not depressed, i'm not sad, i'm angry and there are other people that feel the same way. >> this is celebrating our values as americans, being inclusive, being diverse. >> reporter: as conserve did i need and liberal americans say separate prayers for the future of the united states. >> reporter: in a tradition that's about 200 years old, president-elect trump and president obama will ride together from the white house to

the capital for 15 minutes in a show of solidarity that honors a unique american democracy. lanas zack, channel 6 "action news" back to you. >> now, many people will board buses and trains to travel to the nation's capitol. for some it is an opportunity to see history takes place in person. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick is live at 30th street station with more on that. hi, annie. >> reporter: hi, matt, already a lot of people heading to washington, d.c. for what is expected to be a very busy weekend. i want you to take a look at this video, a number of people who are heading on a 5:00 a.m. train that makes stops in washington, d.c., they are groups -- one group that is leaving on the early amtrak train, people from new york and ohio and south jersey, many are wearing their make america great again halts. many say they are excited to see

donald trump become president. >> and we got chosen to go to washington, d.c. and we're very excited. we've been working our way down through buses and trains for two days, we'll be back tonight to stay in mount laurel before we make our way back up to the adirondacks. looking forward to donald trump taking the oath of office, very excited about being down there. >> reporter: is this your first inauguration? >> yes, i've never been to one. >> reporter: yet a lot of people we talk to this morning, this is their first inauguration they are going to. besides trump supporters we are expecting to see a number of people heading down for the women's march in washington, d.c. this is happening on saturday. only the early train we caught up with the people who are heading down there in support of mr. trump. reporting live at 30th street

station, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> after today's inauguration, vice president joe biden will take an amtrak train from washington, d.c. to wilmington where he will be greeted with a welcome home rally. hundreds are expected to greet the bidens when they get back home. "action news" will have up to the minute updates on social media, follow us on facebook.com/6abc "action news." on twitter @ 6abc. if you're in washington, d.c. today or tomorrow, share your visit with us e-mail us at join the action at 6abc.com, a number of ways to make sure we get to join in on what you're up to. >> it's iffy we could see rain down in washington, d.c. >> reporter: if i'm heading to washington, d.c., have an umbrella, since you're allowed

to have them. they may get through the speech, it's a close call. as we look outside, we're looking at sky6 live hd, city hall and the parkway in the distance, the camera sitting still, because we don't have much wind out there. it is colder, but not all that windy. take a look at the temperatures, 33 degrees in philadelphia, currently. just about the freezing mark in wilmington, and below freezing in allentown and reading and trenton. 29 in millville. 37 in cape may. so that winter coat appropriate again this morning. there might be early clear skies and maybe peeks of sunshine early, as soon as 12:00, looks like the first band of precipitation could be coming through, it will be fairly brief and light. this is washington, d.c. down here by the way if you believe this model there could be a sprinkle in the morning, 12:00, when it's in full swing, there

could rain in washington, d.c. through the afternoon, speckled precipitation most of it light. most of the roads wet for the evening comiewlt. commute. 7:00 p.m., we're drying out. up in the lehigh valley, increasing clouds and light rain. down the shore, clouds thicker in the morning, light rain possible. 50 is the high there. in philadelphia, high of 48 with mostly cloudy skies, clouds getting thicker quickly this morning, the afternoon light rain you just saw could make things slow for the evening commute. 48 is the overnight low. 43 degrees, i should say the afternoon high. 43 is the overnight low, with patchy fog overnight. we have a coastal low pressure center that will set up sunday into monday. saturday looks dry and cloudy. sunday into monday, look out, gusty blustery winds and decent amount of rain on the way. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, high of 48 degrees, 54 and dry, fairly cloudy on saturday, 52- on sunday, rain arriving, it will

get windy, some of the windswept rain will continue into monday. the rain will end tuesday morning, 49 there. looks like we're back in the low 50s on wednesday and thursday, probably getting cooler on friday. >> okay. >> thank you, david. 5:11 still ahead on "action news," a fire nearly gutted a philadelphia pizza parlor. people from the garden state hosted a gala in washington, d.c. last night. our sharrie williams shows us how they are celebrating the new president. >> reporter: traffic is getting by on the ramp at girard avenue. we'll talk about other closures in the area coming up. >> welcome back taking a live

look here, the commodore barry bridge, you can see a little bit of traffic making it's way across, no troubles there at this early hour, 5:13, 33 degrees. >> let's go over to karen rogers with traffic, hi, karen. >> reporter: hi, we're looking at route 100 at commerce drive. no issues affecting the roads. we're talking about rain coming our way. it's not hitting us just yet. storm tracker 6 live there's a lot of rain to the south, currently rainier washington, d.c. that will be pushing toward the region. how about the numbers, you have a dry morning commute. it's 29 right now in martins creek, 26 in pottstown, 30 in saint davids, we're sitting above freezing in center city.

cooler than yesterday. 33 degrees right now in center city. in some of the areas to the north and west, you may have a touch of frost on the windshield you're trying to de-ice a little bit. temperatures are below freezing, remember the last few days, we've been waking up with temperatures above our normal high. 32 degrees in dover, delaware. when does the rain come? future tracker 6 shows at 1:30 we have showers moving through the area. it's a dry morning commute. we watched the rain move through until 4:30 p.m. here's what to expect as you rook at the day ahead. starting off with dry conditions, looking at rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies and high of 48 degrees. tam. >> new on "action news," a fire nearly destroyed a pizza parlor overnight at whitiker avenue and east wyoming avenue. fire officials say the fire got

going on the ground floor and spread to two second floor apartments. nobody was hurt. what sparked the fire is under investigation. police are looking for suspects in a robbery and chase that ended in a nasty crash in delaware county. chopper 6 hd was over the scene after the happened at 8:00 p.m. robbers stole the cash register from the mcdonald's in brook haven and took off. officers spotted their vehicle and pursued it on i-95 at highland avenue. a short time later, the vehicle crashed near route 322 in chester township. police took two people into custody and looking to make more as. "action news" obtained a surveil video of a of an armed robbery in manayunk. a man pretended to shop and ended up tieing up a manager and customer. the trio stole $06,000 worth of furs and purses. police are hoping the video will

lead them to that robber and the rest. president-elect donald trump will attend three balls this evening, with his wife, but the heart has gotten going. our sharrie williams was in washington, d.c. last night. >> reporter: we're dressed up with plenty of places to go it's the presidential inauguration weekend. today we're a waiting the moment when donald trump will be sworn in as the next president of united states. of course, the inauguration weekend a big part of that, the traditions include inaugural balls and places to be. the new jersey state society hosted their gala, it was about food and fun, and celebrating the incoming president. >> enjoy each other and enjoy our differences. >> there's a lot of tension, and there's also hopefully' i hope the hope wins out. >> >> reporter: we heard that

sentiment over and over again, no matter how people voted they are hopeful for the future of the country. this is one of the festivities happening in washington, d.c. i'm sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> joel embiid will not be a start at the nba all star game. embiid has been averaging 20 points per game, has the vote of the fans, but way behind in the players vote. the to youring center will have to wait until next week to see if he is selected as a reserve. embiid twitter campaign had him finishing ahead of cleveland's clerch love. >> love -- kevin love. the amount of men who take off work when their partner has a child is soaring in the united

states. healthcare is next. >> a chicago woman has been

carrying a cardboard cut out of president obama across the country for months. she wrote an op-ed for an newspaper and began carrying it around to deliver it to the president that's the op-ed. that didn't happen. she carried around the cutout. she has met many strangers and listened to many stories and leopard that we have more in common than we think. >> she ran into a lot of trump supporters and conversed with them and things worked out. >> reporter: probably needs more of that, just talking with each other. >> reporter: talking not shouting. let's go outside and show you what's going on on the roads, looking live in southwest philadelphia, the platt bridge, no rain for the morning commute, you're off to a good start. mass transit no issues so far

him as you head out, dave what can people expect? >> reporter: okay, karen, on the bus stop we have cold contingency, 33 degrees by 6:00 a.m. him 8:00 a.m., 34, clowsdz on -- clouds on the increase, it will be dry during the morning commute. if you're heading out to do errands expect light sprinkles and showers. noon, 44. the high today, 48 degrees at 3:00 p.m. before we zip back down to the mid 40s by 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. off and on light rain for a period of time. if you're traveling out of town, no major delays at philadelphia international airport. although be out in chicago there's rain falling. owing on to "healthcheck" new numbers have changed showing men taking paternity leave. a new study since 1994, each

month has seen 275,000 women taking their leave for maternity leave. the big change is when it comes to men, the numbers have tripled in the last 30 years. "g.m.a." first look, all the details on the inauguration, from the white tie and kennedies to obama's at last. nothing gets the nation's capitol quite jazzed up like an inaugural ball. when trump you's washington let their hair down, still issue planner of met gala to organize the best parties of the night. >> the president-elect is attending three soirees two held at the convention center. the liberty ball will be broadcasted live simultaneously, no vips here, anyone can come with tickets starting at 50

bucks. coming up at 7:00 a.m., who is going own who is performing. that's your "g.m.a." first look, i'm kendis gibson, abc new york.

time for the morning buzz, president-elect donald trump kicked off the inaugural

festivities with a concert, he hosted toby keith, and three doors down. trump's favorite included greenwood's "god bless the u.s.a." those on the internet made a gift of mr. trump's every move as he sang and swayed through the performances. an irish betting website is taking wages on all things trump, visits to paddy powers.com, make be america great again has best odds. the apprentice catch phrase you're fired. >> ivanka trump is talking about her role in her father's

administration. let's go live to washington, d.c., they are expecting rain, we just found out from the parks service, you can take a collapsable umbrella if you need them, we'll have more on the inauguration when "action news" comes right back. ♪ oh, it's a good day... ♪ [car horns]

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january 20th, the inauguration. >> storm tracker 6 live is tracking rain, it could have an impact on the inauguration. >> let's talk about the rain, with david murphy and karen rogers is watching the morning commute. >> reporter: there were stars out when i stepped outside on the way to work this morning. the clouds are getting thicker, i think controversial, any morning sunshine will be behind the clouds. we'll look out for the rain which is rotating in our direction, could be in washington, d.c. by noon, some of it could be here by late day